Leonid Leonidovich Kosyakov, b. 1955,
Ukrainian citizen. Until 2005 resided in Dubai
and Switzerland.
'83-'85 - in command of a special GRU group in Shindand, West. Afghanistan,
assigned to intercept caravans with drugs. In different times under his command
served Filin, Lunev, Likhvintsev, Surikov, Saidov, and Petrov. Ret. in '93.
Owns big travel company in Dubai.
In the spring of 2005 was appointed to general's position in Ukrainian military
intelligence (GUR) and stepped down as the official president of Far West Ltd.

Vladimir
"Ilyich" Filin, b. 1960, Kiev,
Ukraine.
Ukrainian. Doctor of sciences (1982). In '83-84 served in a special unit of GRU
in Western Afghanistan, assigned to intercept
caravans with drugs. In 1993 retired from GRU in the rank of Lt.-Colonel.

Audrius Butkevicius, Lithuanian.
Presently resides in Georgia.
Former Lithuanian minister of defense. Sentenced for bribery. Has close ties
with Albert Einstein Institution. Member of Far West Ltd. board of directors
and the editorial board of Pravda.info. '94 - visiting scholar at Centre for
Defence Studies at King's College London (together with Anton Surikov and Igor
Sutyagin, now in prison for espionage).

Alfonso Davidovich Ochoa (b. 1948),
Venezuelan, resides in Munich,
Germany. Has
German and Venezuelan citizenship. In the 1970s went through special training
in the USSR
and East Germany.
Was close to the Cuban General Arnaldo Ochoa Sanchez. In the past used
passports in the names of Jose Rodriguez, Captain of the Cuban Army, and Jose
Alva, Colombian citizen. Responsible for FWL office in Bogotá.

Alexei Likhvintsev
("Abdulla," "Pribalt"), b. 1959, Lviv, Ukraine.
Ukrainian. British citizen (2000), resides in Britain (Scotland?). '84-85 special GRU unit
based in Shindand, West. Afghanistan).
Nov '87-Jan '89 - military advisor in Angola. 90'-'93 - together with
Filin on assignment to sell the property of the Soviet Army in East Germany,
did business with Kosovo Albanian companies. '93.

Valery Nikolaevich Lunev (b. 1960, Belorussia). Belorussian. '83-84 - special GRU unit based in Shindand, West. Afghanistan. Married to Dzhokhar Dudaev's relative Fatima (b. 1970). Retired from the military in March of 1995. Lunev is responsible for security and "strong arm operations". For his operations he hires the former and active duty officers of Russian secret services, including spetsnaz. Resides in the Netherlands, has Dutch citizenship. In 1990-91 Lunev took part in overthrowing the regime of Zviad Gamsahurdia in Georgia. Has extensive contacts in Tajikistan.

Ruslan Shamilievich Saidov (b. 1960,
city of Khasavyurt,
Dagestan). Avar Chechen-Spanish. Has Turkish
passport in the name of Hungar (?) Mehmet and passport of Arab Emirates. '83-84
- special GRU unit based in Shindand, West. Afghanistan. Later, assignments in Lebanon and Syria. Ret.
Major of GRU '93. Resides in Turkey
since '95 and in Dubai.
Advisor to Necmettin Erbakan - '96. Business partner of the Islamic Bank of Dubai and Habib Bank.
Since mid-90s Saidov formed stable relations with the Saudi businessman Adnan
Khashoggi, Prince Turki al-Faisal and Prince Na'if. Close to Basaev and
Khattab.

Anton Victorovich Surikov ,
"Mansur" (Ancestrial name: Mansur Ali-Hadzhi Natkhoev), b. 1961, Sukhimi, Georgia,
USSR.
Ethnic Adygei. Son of a leading figure in the Soviet military-industrial
establishment. Resides in Moscow.
Has Turkish and, possibly, US
citizenship. Doctor of sciences. '84-served in a special GRU unit, based in
Shindand, West. Afghanistan).
'90-96 - Institute of USA
and Canada.
'92 - 93 - deputy of the Abkhazian minister of defense, made friends with
Shamil Basaev, commander of the special battalion trained by GRU. '94 - visiting scholar at the Center for Defence
Studies, King's College London. '96 - ret. Colonel. Also on IPROG staff.

Yakov Abramovich
Kosman (b. 1946), resides in Nice,
France. Has
German and, possibly, Israeli citizenship. Involved in real estate operations
and banking. Has contacts with Kosovo Albanian criminal societies in European
countries. In 1997-2000 he served as financial consultant to Hashim Thaçi, the
chief commander of KLA. The new president of Far West, Ltd.